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Posted on May 27th, 2019

Now that the hotly
contested run of the Premier League 2018-19 is over with the title won by the
defending champions, Manchester City, the time for transfers and changes to the
team has arrived. A team that is speculated to go through most change is Manchester
United, for example one of their star players and goalkeeper, David de Gea has
already “emotionally checked out” of Old Trafford and will leave the
club in the summer, after witnessing an extremely disappointing season with the
Red Devils.

But let’s look at the brighter and better side of the Premier
League this season. Who were considered the best players and the best managers
this year? Keep reading to find out!

Raheem Sterling: winger
and attacking midfielder for Manchester City

Sterling is one of Man City’s treasured players and for good
reason. Remarkably, City had gone on to win each of the last 26 Premier League
matches in which Sterling has found the target. Sterling’s versatility is
another standout hallmark of his game. A selfless team player, he has performed
with distinction whether asked to play on either the right or left flanks or
being deployed more centrally. His pace stretches teams and his ability to go
past defenders is vital in helping to create space. He was also voted ‘best
player’ by football correspondents Sachin Nakrani and David Hytner.

Virgil van Dijk:
centre-back for Liverpool

At the time Liverpool paid £75m for Van Dijk, which was
considered a pricey sum by many. Instead, he has almost single-handedly given
Jürgen Klopp the ability to build from a solid base, transforming the team’s
prospects. No centre-back has had this profound an influence in years. The Dutchman
has transformed Liverpool’s backline, a once-porous rearguard now the stingiest
in the division. The £75m they paid for his services feels like a bargain.
Liverpool’s defensive stats this season are striking by any normal standards
but the transformation from last year shows just how much of an impact Virgil
van Dijk has had in a short time. He was also voted ‘best player’ by football
correspondents Andy Hunter and Nick Ames.

Bernardo Silva:
midfielder for Manchester City

Simon Burnton, a football correspondent, claims: “Bernardo
Silva has been an absolute joy – a wonderful combination of technique, tenacity
and enthusiasm, and important both creatively and defensively”. He is the
prototype Guardiola player: a diminutive quick thinker, focused and supremely
fit. He loses the ball as infrequently as Xavi and he has the control of Andres
Iniesta. “He’s got the best first touch of any City player that I’ve ever
seen,” declared lifelong fan Steve Craven on the way to the game. “What
impresses me most about him is his relentless work rate and recovery of the
ball.” He was also voted ‘best player’ by football correspondents by Barry
Glendenning and Jamie Jackson.

Pep Guardiola: manager
of Manchester City

The best is Pep Guardiola; his team’s response to a
brilliant Liverpool side confirms that. Vincent Kompany- centre back for
Manchester City says working with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City has ‘reinvigorated his love
for football’. Back-to-back league titles, the second one achieved with a
14-game winning streak, and the possibility of a historic domestic treble. It
serves as a reminder that, when it comes to winners, the Manchester City
manager has no peers in the Premier League.

Jurgen Klopp: manager of
Liverpool

Klopp took on the
financial might of Manchester City and almost won. He couldn’t have done much
more, and in the process the German displayed a level of tactical maturity and
charismatic inspiration that could yet take Liverpool to Champions League
glory. The title may just have eluded him, but Liverpool lost only once all
season and the chasm to Manchester City closed from 25 points to just one. That
in itself is a remarkable achievement, given the champions’ standards hardly
dipped.